AWS BVAg-18 vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44401 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS BVAg-18 and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal UNS S44401 Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.36
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		30
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.7
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		40

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010
Cadmium (Cd), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.025

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		17.5 to 19.5

Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		75.1 to 80.6

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		1.8 to 2.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 1.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.035

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61
Silver (Ag), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0.2 to 0.8

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010
Zinc (Zn), %		0